The company's purple bus fleet features custom-built, open-air vehicles designed specifically for city street navigation.
Guides are typically local performers who write and develop their own comedic scripts.
The tour route is specifically planned to traverse steep, winding downtown Asheville roads to highlight its geography.
LaZoom was founded to provide a non-traditional, irreverent alternative to standardized sightseeing trolley services.
LaZoom Tours operates comedic, city-wide sightseeing tours in Asheville using custom-painted, purple trolley buses. The company combines local history and architectural highlights with improvisational sketches performed by costumed guides. Tours often feature interactive elements, including music, character bits, and crowd participation. They offer distinct tour themes, ranging from family-friendly daytime rides to adult-only evening shows. The company emphasizes Asheville’s quirky history, including folklore, hauntings, and local culture. The experience is designed as a theatrical performance rather than a traditional, rigid historical lecture.
Standing in front of the iconic purple trolley parked on Biltmore Avenue before departure.
Book tickets in advance online, as tours frequently sell out during weekends and peak travel seasons.
Choose between family-friendly daytime tours and the explicit, late-night adult tours carefully.
Bring a light jacket, even in summer, as the open-air buses can get breezy during evening rides.
Do not assume the tour is a traditional, sober historical narrative; it is intentionally comedic and may include mature themes depending on the selected time slot.
Tours operate year-round but with reduced frequency during winter months; check the website for seasonal holiday-themed tour availability.
No formal dress code, but comfortable clothing and flat shoes are recommended for boarding and moving on the vehicle.
